If you're already familiar with the hobby of tabletop role-playing, you might wonder what exactly sets Legacy apart from other games. While many core mechanics will feel familiar, Legacy introduces several unique twists to enhance the experience.

Characters in Legacy have ancestries, backgrounds, and classes, complete with skills and traits. Actions are resolved by rolling dice and adding a statistic, then comparing the total to a target number. Movement and range are determined on a grid. However, the implementation of these concepts features notable differences.

Instead of the typical d20, Legacy uses 2d10 for action resolution. This makes results closer to the average more likely. Most actions yield some effect even on a failure, ensuring that no turn feels wasted. There are no critical successes or failures; the game already includes sufficient variability through damage rolls and other mechanics.

Legacy employs a more granular action economy. Each character's turn consists of six seconds worth of actions. Every action has a specific time requirement, and players can combine actions to fill their six-second turn.

Player choice is central in Legacy. As characters level up, players decide where to focus their growth, whether to specialize, become generalists, or diversify their abilities. Weapons can be selected from a list or custom-built to match a character's style. Combat turn order is also player-driven: initiative is rolled for each side, but players decide who acts on each turn.

Backgrounds in Legacy are much more impactful than they are in other games. Essentially, backgrounds give you much of what other games give you as their first level in a class. By comparison, the actual first level of your first class grants much less. This allows for a fluid and dynamic multi-classing system, with less chance of game-breaking imbalances.